[c-nsp] Cisco 10k?

[Jason Berenson]

Mathew,

Thanks for your input.  We've looked at the Turin solution already, it 
looks really good except they're a year off on getting the blade out to 
customers.  If we went that route we would want to use a blade instead 
of separate boxes.

-Jason

Matthew Crocker wrote:
>
> Jason,
>
>  If you like Turin take a look at the Turin TraverseEdge 1200 
> series.   I have its predecessor (Seranoa WANPort) and it works 
> great.  12 Channelized DS-3s.  It handles MLPPP,Cisco HDLC & FR on the 
> DS-1 ports.  Strips off the MLPPP,HDLC & FR headers and tacks on a 
> 802.1q header out a GigE port.
>
> Connect 2 of them to a NPE-G1 and you have a great solution to 
> terminate lots of DS-1 customers, 1 VLAN per DS1
>
> Take a look at the Redback SE-400 router, they have a 12 x channelized 
> DS-3 card and a TON of features.
>
> -Matt
>
> On Mar 12, 2008, at 11:40 PM, Jason Berenson wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> We currently have 3 7206VXRs with NPE-300's in them.  Adding PA-MC-T3
>> cards for DS1 edge connectivity at $3800/port is starting to get really
>> unbearable.  So I started to look at the Cisco 10k and noticed that an 8
>> port channelized DS3 card turns out to be around $1800/port.  I've done
>> a lot of research on the 10k and am interested in migrating away from
>> the 7206's.
>>
>> I'd like to use the 10k as our core edge router, it would need to run
>> QoS, VRFs, OSPF, BGP, vlans (would expect that), connectivity for TLS
>> customers and eventually DS1 channelized OCx ports to connect to our
>> Turin DAX so we can move away from copper and towards the light so to
>> speak.  :)
>>
>> If anyone could give me input on their experience with the 10k as a 7206
>> replacement as well as any input on models of the PREs that I should be
>> looking at and models on different cards like channelized DS3 and OCx
>> cards I would greatly appreciate it.  I'd most likely go with 48V power
>> since we already have a distribution system in place.
>>
>> The more information the better, I'd like to start looking at ebay for
>> parts and get a pitch setup for the higher-ups.  Any input/experience on
>> the feasibility of selling off the VXRs and expensive DS3 cards would be
>> good too.  I'd also like to hear what people would expect me to be
>> paying for each of the components needed to put together a fully
>> functional 10k.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jason
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